Archive for 2014

Dentures – The End of An Era

You may have heard the term “edentulous”, a term that describes someone that has no teeth. Incredibly, more than 35 million Americans do not have any teeth. Despite advances in dentistry, this number is expected to grow in the next two decades along with an aging baby boomer generation. Tooth loss commonly results from decay […]

The Opportunities of Dental Implants – Part 1

Patients everywhere have noticed how implant dentistry has become mainstream dentistry. The number of dentists overall who are restoring implants has rapidly risen also. Much of this interest and growing awareness can be attributed to the media and the evolving nature of dentistry. For example, contributing factors to implant growth has been flapless surgery and […]

Common Causes of Late Implant Failure

Dental implant replacement of teeth has become one of the most predictable and successful of all procedures in dentistry. Indeed, implant treatment has changed the way we think about dental treatment options and redefined treatment plans. Previous “heroic” efforts to save marginal teeth such as root amputation, hemi–sectioning of teeth, tooth transplantation, long-span dental bridges, […]

Will Wisdom Teeth Someday Become Obsolete?

Most people are familiar with third molars, more commonly known as “wisdom teeth”.  It is usually suggested that a young adult entering the “age of wisdom” have any existing wisdom teeth removed prior to developing any problems. Because most people’s mouth do not have room for these third sets of molars, the remaining wisdom teeth […]

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